Location: Agrigento
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What to do and see in Agrigento, Sicily: The Best Points of Interest & Landmarks
Though Agrigento is a modern city of about 60,000 on Sicily’s southwest coast, the majority of visitors come to experience the past just outside of town. At the Valley of the Temples (Valle dei Templi), citizens of the then-major Greek colony of Akragras began building seven Doric style holy monuments in the sixth century BC. The nearby Archaeological Museum helps put everything into context. Agrigento also has some fascinating sights in its old town, like the medieval Norman cathedral.
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1. Ipogeo Kolymbethra-Porta V
2. Statua di Icaro caduto
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4.5 based on 606 reviews
Reviewed By photodoctor
The Valley of Temples is historically interesting as well as picturesque, which is important to me as a photographer. My wife and I visited this site as part of a two-week group tour of Sicily through OAT, which meant that there was an experienced tour director assigned to the group for the duration of the tour as well as a local guide for this particular attraction. The local guide was well-informed about the Valley of Temples - which is comprised of three Greek temples, including the Temple of Concordia with the statue of the fallen Icarus displayed in front of it - and was able to impart this knowledge easily and in an interesting fashion. It was not overly crowded on the day of our visit and the weather was beautiful, so our experience, which included a fair amount of walking, was very pleasant.
3. Chiesa del Purgatorio (San Lorenzo)
4. Stazione Centrale
5. Porta di Ponte
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
